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Originally Posted by Ravager135
This watch really is perfect and pairs with the 448 and 449 as excellent examples of early base Radiomirs. I wish Panerai would offer something like this as a standard production model like they did with the 372.
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You are absolutely correct here...not everyone understands the differences in the various 47mm SE Radiomirs...the 720/721 are exactly the same as the 448/449 except for the differences in the dial designs...and plexi, movement, case, thickness, etc...the 232/249 are apple and orange comparisons to the 448/449/720/721...of course, one can say that the 249 v 448 is apples to apples, but only from the superficial design of the Cali dial...even the nuanced designs are different and of course the case and plexi and very different...232 is in a class by itself and is a very different PAM from the 720/721/448/449...now, had the 720 kept its gold hands, it would have been more comparable to the 232...
One is not "better" than the other...it's all a matter of personal taste and understanding the similarities and differences...
And interestingly, the 721 is not truly anonymous as the dial ring has a beautiful "Panerai" inscription...a truly anonimo dial and watch similar to the 3646 prototypes would have these types of inscriptions...even the 249 has "Panerai" unscripted on one side of the case...